| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Vivianite |
| Formula: | Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Comments: | In fractures in Porphyry, greisen, slate & Mg-skarn. Excellent large crystals (to 65mm) in pockets in magnesite - fluorite pods. |
| Habit: | Prismatic |
| Colour: | blue, green, black |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Fluorite | 5 |
| Magnesite-Siderite Series | 2 |
| Quartz | 2 |
| Magnesite | 2 |
| - var Iron-bearing Magnesite | 1 |
| Siderite | 1 |
| Pyrite | 1 |
| Bavenite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Vivianite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (11 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 64442 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:64442:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Localities for Vivianite in this Region |
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| Slaughteryard face, Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
| Nearest other occurrences of Vivianite |
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| 0.2km (0.1 miles) | ⓘSlaughteryard face, Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
| 12.4km (7.7 miles) | ⓘMt Cleveland Mine, Luina, Heazlewood district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
| 41.0km (25.5 miles) | ⓘRenison Bell Mine, North Dundas, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
| 52.9km (32.9 miles) | ⓘHeemskirk Tin Project, Zeehan mineral field, Zeehan mining district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
| 57.2km (35.6 miles) | ⓘKanunnah bridge, Arthur River district, Circular Head municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
| 70.6km (43.9 miles) | ⓘMount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
| 70.8km (44.0 miles) | ⓘPrince Lyell Mine, Mount Lyell Mines, Queenstown, Queenstown district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia |
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Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia